Each of the 44 All-Stars will participate in at least one of the skills competition’s six events:

Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge

Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater

DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting

Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay

AMP Energy NHL Hardest Shot

Discover NHL Shootout

For the fastest skater competition, four players for each team will compete in a one-on-one race around the track. The fastest skater of each matchup earns a point and the team with the fastest skater earns a point. A bonus point is awarded to a team if a skater is able to break Fedorov Gartner’s 1996 record of 13.386.

The DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting contest has four shooters from each team, plus two designated passers. The goal is for shooters to hit four 15-inch diameter targets at each corner of the net in the fastest time. This is a head-to-head matchup alternating on opposite sides of the rink.

The winner of each matchup wins a point and a bonus point is awarded to the fastest shooter.

The Gatorade Skills Challenge Relay features 14 skaters and two goalies from each team with four relays and five challenges including: one-timers with three shooters and one passer per team; passing, with one passer per team; puck control, with one skater per team; skate handling, with one skater per team; and goalie goals, with one goalie per team.

Each skill must be completed before moving on to the next.

Points are awarded to the team with the fastest score in each heat and the fastest overall score.

The AMP Energy Hardest Shot challenge has four shooters from each team firing their hardest possible slap shots to the net with clocked speeds. The pucks are placed 30 feet from the net and speed is measured in miles per hour (mph).

The winner of each match-up is awarded a point and the team with the hardest shot receives a bonus point.

The Discover NHL Shootout consists of three rounds with 18 skaters and three goaltenders. For each two-minute round, six skaters and one goalie from each team takes the ice with teams alternating after each shot. Players one and three from each team use a special Discover puck worth two points. NHL shootout rules apply to each scoring attempt and shooters have a maximum of 10 seconds to shoot.

Live television coverage of the Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition starts at 6 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 30 and the Honda NHL All-Star Tournament starts at 5 p.m. CT Sunday, Jan. 31 on NBCSN in the U.S. and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.

In Nashville

The Fan Fair

This is Nashville’s first time hosting the All-Star activities and they have four days of activities planned for visitors with their 2016 NHL Fan Fair.

The Music City Center is being transformed into 250,000 square feet of interactive hockey fun sponsored by Bridgestone, according to an NHL press release.

Carly Mullady grew up needing to know more about icing than its deliciousness on cupcakes. She's the lone daughter of four children, with a father who was among the last cut from the Midwest tryouts for the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic team. And she knows very little matches the thrill that happens from puck-drop to handshakes.
A rink didn’t return to her hometown until she was gone, but she’s been able to see two younger brothers on the ice. She's their feistiest fan.
Her other hockey loyalty lies with the Blackhawks--whether it's meant seeing games for $8 with student IDs when the Madhouse didn’t have much of a temper at all, or dancing to Chelsea Dagger at standing room only--there’s something magical about a roaring anthem, the Indianhead sweater, and the Original Six.
A former journalist and current editor, she carries a penchant for excitement (and maybe even fighting) with a resume that includes working for Chicago-area newspapers, and television, including The Jerry Springer Show, as well as NBCUniversal in New York.
After East Coast living and a return to the Chicago area, the new Mrs. is giving Graceland a go with her Southern Gent, who now shares her adoration of the game, and their rescue dog, Doc Holliday.
Other interests include Cubs, Bears, Illini, Crimson Tide, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, baking a mean pineapple upside-down cake, Kate Spade accessories, and a properly coordinated cardigan for every ensemble.